New Delhi:On the event of 20th Anniversary of Kargil war on Friday, India is celebrating the massive victory of the valour of the Indian armed forces who laid their lives during the duty on the peaks of Kargil in 1999.
Every year, July 26 is observed as Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate the success of Operation Vijay and the victory of the Indian Army against infiltrating Pakistani troops, while defending the country’s integrity.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among several leaders to pay tribute to the soldiers of the Indian armed forces who defeated Pakistan to recapture all posts occupied by them.
Leaders Paid tribute
President Kovind pays homage at the Chinar Corps War Memorial in Srinagar on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Due to bad weather, he could not travel to Dras. Earlier in the day, he also tweeted his tributes to "record our everlasting debt to those who never returned”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a 1-minute-24-second video along with his tweets with scenes from the Kargil War Memorial in Dras town in Jammu and Kashmir in 1999.
He also shared photographs of soldiers, who fought the war with the Tricolour, and his speeches to mark the day.
Among the other leaders, Home Minister Amit Shah and Vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu also tweeted saying that the sacrifice of the soldiers will never be forgotten and the nation remains indebted to them.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who will visit Kargil today on the occasion, tweeted his tribute to soldiers who fought.
Congress General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Cheif Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal paid their tribute to the Kargil war martyrs.
Punjab's Cheif Minister Capt. Amrinder Singh took to twitter to pay tributes to the war heroes.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath paid his homage to the martyrs of the Kargil war at Lucknow's memorial.